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Birth Defects/Congenital Anomalies

(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)

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Hospital inpatient care

Number of discharges for all ages: 182,000

Average length of stay: 6.8 days

Source: 2005 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Tables 2, 4

Mortality

Number of deaths for all ages: 10,410

Number of infant deaths: 5,552

Infant deaths per 100,000 live births:  134.2

Cause of infant death rank: 1

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables E, 10, 31 PDF 808 KB

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Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2004 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set

Births: Final Data for 2005

Trends in Spina Bifida and Anencephalus in the United States, 1991-2004

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This page last reviewed December 17, 2008

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